Hello everyone, Would anyone mind having a read through my answers below to see if i'm on the right tracks? I'm looking at the meaning/function and form of the sentence/underlined words! With many thanks!! Fiona is very

Hi, Any help appreciated: "Sydney is the most beautiful city in the world and there is a great ability to get on with people ." I don't understand the mneaning of the part I have underlined. Perhaps it should be 'the

"Sydney is the most beautiful city in the world and there is a great ability to get on with people." 1. Which part of speech is "to"? It's the infinitival particle. The full infinitive of the verb is to get (on with). 2. Is

Hello Everyone, Any help appreciated: "Sydney is the most beautiful city in the world and there is a great ability to get on with people." 1. Which part of speech is "to"? 2. Is "to get on with" a phrasal verb? If not

1 She stopped looking for a way out. She - pronoun, subject Stopped - main verb, simple past Looking for a way out. - gerund phrase, direct object of "stopped", answers the question "what did she stop?" looking for -

the diver could end up (being) stuck too far underwater to be able to get up in time to breathe. The correct form is "being stuck".The reason is that the phrasal verb "end up" needs a noun for a direct object..

the diver could end up (being) stuck too far underwater to be able to get up in time to breathe. The correct form is "being stuck".The reason is that the phrasal verb "end up" needs a noun for a direct object..

Here is another example: We listen to Fagin __ and share her tormented feelings. A.talk to Nancy. B. talking to Nancy. I chose A since I thought that would make the sentence parallel, but the answer was B. So is that everytime we see

. There must be some way to alert non-native speakers that native teachers of English and trained ESLs generally know what they are talking about. Did you read this thread, Anon? Do we really have to waste our energies repeating ourselves over and

Hi HbLaw, Goodman gave a good list. I like to add a few more from my own list of mistakes: A/an vs. the. For this one alone, there are at least 50 rules! Verbs that may be followed by infinitives or gerunds, in